hàm oan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 含冤 (“to suffer injustice”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːm˨˩ ʔwaːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haːm˦˩ ʔwaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːm˨˩ (ʔ)waːŋ˧˧]

Verb

(literary) to be falsely accused; suffer injustice; to be wronged
Những người bị hàm oan. ― Many people were falsely accused.

Noun

(literary) a false accusation; injustice; wrong

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